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Choi Sung-yong

1975 - Today

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Choi Sung-yong (Korean: 최성용; born 25 December 1975) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a wing-back or midfielder. Known for his good stamina and concentration, Choi was noted for his ability for man-to-man defense. He performed a role to concentrate on marking Hidetoshi Nakata, considered the best Asian player at the time, when South Korea played against Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Choi played for the South Korea national team as a right-back in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Choi Sung-yong is the 9,269th most popular soccer player (down from 8,008th in 2024), the 819th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 654th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Choi Sung-yong ranks 9,269 out of 21,273. Before him are Masahiro Sukigara, Roberto Cravero, Miodrag Anđelković, Francisco Javier Toledo, Yoshinori Taguchi, and Albert Rusnák. After him are Pierre Issa, Facundo Roncaglia, Jesús Solana, Mihails Zemļinskis, Masato Hashimoto, and Abdullah Ercan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Choi Sung-yong ranks 587. Before him are Mohamed Bahari, Bert Grabsch, ZP Theart, Dante Basco, Björn Gelotte, and Mauricio Pineda. After him are Pierre Issa, Alanna Ubach, Ondřej Sosenka, Kazuo Shimizu, Bohdan Ulihrach, and Andrej Hauptman.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Choi Sung-yong ranks 819 out of 1,128. Before him are Cho Min-sun (1972), Yoon Jong-hwan (1973), Oh Sang-eun (1977), Park Ji-yoon (1982), Lee Da-hee (1985), and Park Soo-jin (1985). After him are Kim Soo-ro (1970), Yong Jun-hyung (1989), Choi Young-jae (1996), Moonbyul (1992), Seong-Jin Cho (1994), and Seol In-ah (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Choi Sung-yong ranks 72. Before him are Lee Yong (1986), Kim Sang-sik (1976), Lee Ho (1984), Noh Soo-jin (1962), Oh Yun-kyo (1960), and Choi Tae-uk (1981). After him are Kwak Tae-hwi (1981), Kim Jin-su (1992), Jung Woo-young (1989), Kim Young-chul (1976), Kim Do-heon (1982), and Kim Byung-ji (1970).

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